One Direction brings "Midnight Memories" to North America

Superstar boy band One Direction has added a North American leg to its worldwide "Where We Are" 2014 stadium tour.

The London-based quintet will follow up a spring journey through South America and Europe with a summer stateside excursion, which kicks off with an Aug. 1 performance in Toronto. The 21-city outing works it way from coast to coast before the Oct. 5 wrap-up in Miami Gardens, FL.

One Direction is promoting its third studio album, "Midnight Memories," which surfaced in late November via Columbia/Syco Records. The effort follows the band's 2012 sophomore set, "Take Me Home, which topped The Billboard 200, as well as charts in 18 other countries.